bigcranky
10-29-2007, 13:52
Greetings,
I may be able to get a couple of days to go hiking before Thanksgiving, and I've love to hit the northern half of the Smokies. In order for the schedule to work, I'd be arriving at Newfound Gap in the evening, and hiking out to Icewater Spring Shelter. It looks like 3 miles with about a 900 foot climb. How dumb would it be to hike this starting at 7:00 in the evening in late November? (I'm experienced in winter hiking, but I've never hiked in the Smokies. I don't know how technical the trail is right there, and would prefer not to fall over a cliff in the dark.)
Thanks in advance.
I may be able to get a couple of days to go hiking before Thanksgiving, and I've love to hit the northern half of the Smokies. In order for the schedule to work, I'd be arriving at Newfound Gap in the evening, and hiking out to Icewater Spring Shelter. It looks like 3 miles with about a 900 foot climb. How dumb would it be to hike this starting at 7:00 in the evening in late November? (I'm experienced in winter hiking, but I've never hiked in the Smokies. I don't know how technical the trail is right there, and would prefer not to fall over a cliff in the dark.)
Thanks in advance.